CURRICULUM VITAE
JOHN L. KOREY

(Last Updated: November 14, 2014)

Department of Political Science
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA 9 1768-4055
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EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Florida.

A.B., Government, Georgetown University.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Department of Political Science, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: Instructor, 1971-72; Assistant Professor, 1972-75; Associate Professor, 1975-80; Professor, 1980-2008; Professor Emeritus, 2008-present.

Department of Political Science, California State University, Los Angeles: Visiting Professor, 1994-1997.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION:

Methodology (Computer Usage, Statistics).

American Politics (Congress, the Presidency, Public Opinion and Political Behavior, Parties and Elections, California Politics).

COURSES TAUGHT:

Resources for Studying Politics

Introduction to Research Methods

Computer Methods in the Behavioral Sciences

Urban Planning Research Methods (team taught)

The American Congress

The American Federal Executive

The Electoral Process

California Politics

State and Local Politics

Introduction to American Government

Political Sociology

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

Coordinator, Computer Assisted Registration, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1976-77.

Associate Dean, School of Arts, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Jan. 1977 - Aug. 1979.

Director, School of Arts Social Data Facility, California State Polytechnic University, 1982-87.

Chair, Department of Political Science, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Jan. 1984-June 1987; Acting Chair, Sept.-Dec. 1983, Sept. 1992-June 1994.

Director, Academic Computing Planning, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Sept. 1987-June 1990.

College Advisor, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, Sept. 2001-June 2006.

PUBLICATIONS:

"DICORR: A FORTRAN Program for Computing Dichotomous Correlation Coefficients," Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation, VI (January 1974), 56. (a computer program abstract).

"American City Types: Toward a More Systematic Urban Study" (with Richard Sutton, Steve Bryant and Richard Dodson), Urban Affairs Quarterly, IX (March 1974), 369-401.

"The Effects of General Revenue Sharing on 97 Cities in Southern California" (with Catherine Lovell and others), in National Science Foundation/Research Applied to National Needs, General Revenue Sharing Research Utilization Project: Volume 2, Summaries of Impact and Process Research, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1975, 81-86.

Essentials of California Government and Politics, Santa Barbara, Ca.: Kinko's Graphics Corp., 1984.

SPSS for Windows: A Basic Tutorial (with Edward E. Nelson, Elizabeth Nes Nelson, Richard Shaffer, Nan Chico, and James Ross), New York: McGraw-Hill College Custom Series, 1997, 1998, 1999.

Houghton Mifflin’s Guide to the California Recall, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.

“Social Science Methods Used in Political Science,” in Kimberley Kempf-Leonard (ed.). Encyclopedia of Social Measurement (San Diego: Academic Press, 2004).

"California," Proceedings of the Roundtable on Budgeting in the Western States, Salt Lake City, UT: Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Utah, 2002-2006, 2009. Online version:

“Macropolitics in California” (with Edward L. Lascher, Jr.), Public Opinion Quarterly, VXX (Spring 2006), 48-65.

California Government, Boston: D.C. Heath/Houghton Mifflin/Wadsworth, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009).

“The Myth of the Independent Voter: California Style” (with Edward L. Lascher, Jr.) California Journal of Politics and Policy: Vol. 3:Iss. 1, Article 2 (2011).

“California: Failed State or Too Big to Fail,” California Journal of Politics and Policy: Vol. 3:Iss. 2, Article 4 (2011).

PAPERS:

"Implementation of Conflicting Goals: the Policy Impact of General Revenue Sharing in 97 Southern California Cities" (with Catherine Lovell). Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, April 1976.

Explaining Midterm Congressional Election Patterns." Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Denver, CO, April 1977.

"Political Attitudes and Electoral Choices Among California Hispanics" (with Jose' Vadi). Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Denver, CO, March 1981.

“Seats vs. Votes in California Legislative Elections." Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, March 1991.

"The Growth of Party Unity in California's Congressional Delegation." Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, March 1992.

"Regional and State Delegation Trends in Party Unity in the U.S. House of Representatives: 1945 to Present." Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Pasadena, CA, March 1993.

"California," Roundtable on Budgeting in the Western States at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Long Beach, CA, March 2002; Denver, CO, March 2003; Portland, OR, March 2004; Oakland, CA, March 2005, Albuquerque, NM, March 2006; Vancouver, BC, March 2009; San Francisco, CA 2010.

“The Political Independent in California Politics” (with Edward L. Lascher, Jr.): Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC:, March 2009.

“Political Independents and Civic Engagement in California” (with Edward L. Lascher, Jr.): Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2010.

SELECTED WEB SITES:

Personal (

Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science: the POWERMUTT Project (

CSU Social Science Research and Instructional Center (contributor) (

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Secretary, Southern California Center for Education in Public Affairs, 1972-74; member, Board of Directors, 1973-74.

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Official Representative (OR), Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), 1972-; member, Instructional Materials and Information Subcommittee, 1997-2004, Chair, 2000-2004; Council member, 2000-2004.

Representative, California State University Social Science Research and Instructional Council (SSRIC), 1972-; Chair, 1978-79, 1998-99, 2013-2014.

Representative, California Educational Computing Consortium, 1974-77.

Consultant, National Science Foundation RANN Grant to University of California, Riverside: "Effects of General Revenue Sharing on City Policy Choices," 1974-75.

Manuscript Reviewer, Western Political Quarterly, 1975-77; Harper and Row, 1979; Little, Brown, 1985; Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1996; Southeastern Political Review, 1998, 2000; MicroCase/Wadsworth, 1995, 2000; Atomic Dog, 2001, Political Research Quarterly, 2004.

Technical Consultant, "Student Needs and Priorities Survey," California State University, Spring 1981.

Faculty Fellow, The Field Institute, 1981-82.

Instructor, Social Science Instructional Computing (faculty) Workshop, California State University, June 1983, June 1987, June 1989, June 1994, and June 1996.

Instructor, faculty training workshops, SSRIC Teaching Resources Depository, California State University, June 1998, April 1999.

Instructor, faculty training workshops, SSRIC Social Science Data Bases/SPSS, California, September 2004 – present.

Co-presenter, faculty training workshop on computer usage, American Sociological Association, June 1986, California Sociological Association, November 2006.

Instructor, Project Management Workshop for employees of Lesotho Ministry of Agriculture, Cal Poly, Pomona International Center, December 1986.

Instructor, computer usage workshops for Cal Poly, Pomona personnel.

Presenter/Co-presenter, advising workshops for Cal Poly, Pomona personnel.

Presenter, lectures on federalism and tax policies in America to provincial delegations from the People's Republic of China, 2001-2003.

Presenter/facilitator, ICPSR Biennial Official Representatives meetings, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007.

Chair, Evaluation Committee for ICPSR Undergraduate Research Paper Competition, 2007, 2008.

Presenter, Empire Program (research on the Inland Empire), Cal Poly, Pomona, 2006, 2007.

Presenter, “When Non-Professionals (Students) Redraw District,” Bulen Symposium on American Politics, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (Dec. 10, 2001).

Member, California State University Academic Computing Enhancement (ACE) Institute, 1986.

Program Review Consultant, Department of Political Science, Humboldt State University, 1991.

Pro-bono community service in professional capacity: Our Lady of the Assumption Church (Claremont, Ca.), Inland Hospice Association, East Valleys Organization.

Member, Task Force on San Gabriel Valley Water Quality, 1990.

Member, City of Chula Vista, Ca. Districting Commission, July 2014 – present.

Radio interviews: KABC Radio, Los Angeles, CA., September 5, 1992; KMNY Radio, Pomona, Ca., October 29, 1992, NPR, June 2003.

  • Speeches to local service organizations.
  • Instructor, citizenship training class, Catholic Charities of Orange County, Santa Ana, Ca., Oct. 1998-2002

HONORS:

  • Outstanding Advisor, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, 2000-01.
  • Who's Who in America, 2002-2005.

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